{"id":107758,"date":"2025-08-31T01:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/107758\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T01:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:06:07","slug":"why-seattle-seahawks-star-cooper-kupp-is-among-nfls-top-bounce-back-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/107758\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Seattle Seahawks star Cooper Kupp is among NFL’s top bounce-back candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Seattle Seahawks<\/a>‘ offense this season is clearly going to be led by their running game. That means we will likely hear Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet’s names a lot more than in years past. It would be a mistake to sleep on Seattle’s new-look wide receiver corps, though.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the DK Metcalf trade a lot of analysts predicted that this unit would take a big step backwards in 2025. However, a lot of them are also underrating what the team’s veteran No. 2 option Cooper Kupp is capable of. It wasn’t that long ago that Kupp led the league in catches, yards and touchdowns on his way to a Super Bowl MVP.<\/p>\n

Kupp has been slowed by injuries in each of the last three seasons since then, but if he can stay healthy there’s no reason why Kupp can’t be a big producer once again. In fact, he is one of the NFL’s best bounce-back candidates this year, according to Joel Corry<\/a> at CBS Sports.<\/p>\n

“The Rams released Kupp in March after a trade market never materialized. He had two years worth $39.58 million remaining on his contract. Kupp, who turned 32 in June, hadn’t had a 1,000-yard receiving season since 2021 when he won the receiving triple crown… Kupp gets to face the Rams twice a season because he stayed in the NFC West. He signed a three-year, $45 million deal with $26.5 million in guarantees a few days after the Rams released him.”<\/p>\n

\"Cooper<\/p>\n

Aug 15, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) returns to the locker room following early pregame warmups against the Kansas City Chiefs at Lumen Field. \/ Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Even missing a total of 18 games the last three years, Kupp has managed to average around 750 yards <\/a>and six touchdowns during that time. If Kupp is lucky enough to play all 17 games it’s feasible that he could once again crack 1,000 receiving yards – as he has twice in his career before.<\/p>\n

Of course a lot of it will come down to targets. In his prime with the Rams, Kupp was by far their best pass-catching threat. These days Kupp will have to share looks with Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tory Horton, Ken Walker and multiple tight ends. <\/p>\n

For now it’s still anybody’s guess how the pie will be distributed for this passing game, which will make its debut one week from tomorrow against the 49ers. <\/p>\n

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